Jennifer Akhlaghi is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Root Financial Partners and previously worked at Global Financial Advisory Services, Inc., Rood Financial, LLC, Independent Financial Group, and Winkler & Rood. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, while also offering specialized techniques and educational programming.

Bradley Hoegler is a financial advisor with HUB Investment Partners, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 24 years of industry experience. He worked at TD Ameritrade for 17 years before joining HUB Investment Partners in 2020. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm combines internally managed model portfolios with customized strategies, employing technical and cyclical analysis and serving as a fiduciary for retirement plans and IRAs.

Dylan Stafford is a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in personalized wealth management strategies designed to help clients pursue their long-term financial goals. Dylan works closely with clients to develop flexible strategies that consider their unique financial situations and priorities, leveraging investment insights from Merrill and banking services through Bank of America. His areas of expertise include education planning, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, women and wealth, and retirement income. Dylan holds a Bachelor's Degree from the California State University System and has earned professional designations such as CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Beyond his professional commitments, Dylan values family life as a loving husband and father. He participates in community volunteer activities in line with the Merrill tradition and enjoys personal interests such as golfing, running, soccer, traveling, and watching movies.

Jacob Roos is an investment advisor representative with 5 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with 49 Financial. He has worked at Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, among others. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience in social media marketing and pressure washing businesses. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm emphasizes disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside access to third-party managers.

Hudson Ruen is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held prior roles at Spare Birdie, Premium Retail, and McMurry University. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and retirement and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, institutions, trusts, and municipal entities. The firm combines firm-managed model portfolios with customized allocations and employs technical and cyclical analysis to align investments with client objectives, offering a range of advisory solutions through multiple platforms.

Caleb Kuhn is a financial advisor with 2 years of industry experience, currently with 49 Financial in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Laureate Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a licensed insurance agent providing fixed insurance services. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutions, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment approach based on diversified asset allocation and incorporates a formal fractional family office service for high-net-worth clients.

Conner Haney is a financial advisor with 5 years of industry experience, currently with 49 Financial in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Oakwood Capital Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Haney coaches youth soccer teams through HTX Soccer. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management with a focus on long-term diversified asset allocation. The firm also offers fractional family office services and integrates multiple analytical approaches in its investment process.

Katia Palza is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked for Silicon Hills Wealth Management for ten years before joining Waverly Advisors in 2023. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, serving a range of client types including both non‑HNW and high net worth individuals.

Paul Hunt is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Millennium Capital, LLC and Millennium Advisory Services, Inc. He was a member of Millennium Capital, LLC, a non-investment related entity that was dissolved in 2025. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm employs a combination of internally managed model portfolios and customized strategies, utilizing technical and cyclical analysis to align investments with client goals and risk tolerances.

Julie Lane is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2015 to 2022 before joining TCG Advisors, LLC, a HUB International company, in 2022. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and retirement planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporate pension plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm combines internally managed model portfolios with customized allocations, employing technical and cyclical analysis and regular portfolio reviews to align investments with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Chad Benoit is an investment advisor representative with Transce3nd LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Madison Avenue Securities, e3 Wealth, Royal Alliance, and National Planning Corporation. Benoit is also a treasurer and partner in a non-medical adult homecare service focused on assisting elderly individuals. Transce3nd LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, foundations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, often implementing portfolios through third-party model and money managers via AE Wealth Management’s platform.

Donald Kuhs Jr. is a financial advisor with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He previously spent 32 years at Royal Alliance Associates, INC. and has operated his own financial planning business since 1977. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in sales of prepaid legal services. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA advisory, and consulting. The firm emphasizes customized investment strategies through an open-architecture platform and integrates insurance-related account management alongside third-party and affiliated managers.

Louis Aquino is a financial advisor with 49 Financial in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Northwestern Mutual. He serves as a trustee for an irrevocable life insurance trust involving his family. 49 Financial provides services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans, offering financial planning, advanced planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm utilizes a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach based on a derivative of Modern Portfolio Theory and operates tiered fractional family office services.

Gretchen Litzau is a CFP® professional with two years of experience currently advising at The Wealth Consulting Group. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Intrua Financial, Edward Jones, and SunPro Solar. She also spent four years employed at Texas A&M University and James E Taylor High School. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individual clients, corporations, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers, supported by a legal and implementation model that includes estate-document facilitation.

Robert Phipps III is a financial advisor with Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Per Stirling Capital Management since 2009. Outside of advising, he serves as managing member and organizer of several commercial real estate entities. Per Stirling Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.566 billion for about 1,074 clients, utilizing a team-based approach and combining fundamental, technical, and statistical investment analysis methods.

Adam Steen is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 24 years before joining Kestra in 2024. Outside of his advisory work, Steen manages a working farm and hunting lease in Mississippi. Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC offers investment advisory services through independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, serving individuals and institutional clients with access to a wide range of investment products and platforms. The firm manages approximately $13.45 billion in client assets across over 208 advisors and nearly 20,000 client relationships.

Marcel Miu is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Core Planning in Austin, TX, where he has worked since 2026, following roles at Simplify Wealth Planning LLC and Cohen & Steers. Marcel also provides project-based consulting and serves as a subject matter expert advisor to a start-up technology company. Core Planning offers fee-only financial planning and wealth management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses third-party model portfolios and automated rebalancing tools to tailor investment strategies based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons.

David Maigret is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is the founder and chairman of Avagear USA, a company focused on snow safety equipment for outdoor activities. Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC provides investment advisory services through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, serving both individual and institutional clients with a broad range of investment products and specialized offerings.

Megan Rahmes is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Merrill and Scottrade before joining Hilltop Securities in 2021. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement-plan sponsors, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through an open-architecture platform that incorporates both third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Carl Huntley is a financial advisor at TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Thornhill Securities, Newchip Capital, MML Investors Services, and multiple prior engagements with TCFG entities. Outside of financial services, Huntley is involved in basketball coaching and player development through his personal training business, Nex Level, LLC. TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $639 million in client assets across a team of 29 advisors. The firm serves individuals, profit-sharing plans, charities, and businesses by providing portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party money managers using diverse analytical strategies.